International conspiracy of October 9, 1998 was against the Kurdish people that were done on Kurdish national leader Abdullah Öcalan (Leader APO). We condemn all the power and politics of the countries that were involved and behind in the planning and implementation of this conspiracy, again. We cherish the memory of all martyrs of freedom in order to thwart the conspiracy.
Involvement of world powers
The Turkish government authorities at the time threatened Syria to extradite Leader APO and warned them if Syria does fail, the military intervention against Syria will start. After the threats, on the border between Syria and Turkey military maneuvers began, large military force was deployed to the border of Turkey and Syria, In these circumstances, Leader APO knew that this area would face a devastating war, so he decided to leave Syria. The hard stage began on 9 October 1998 and Leader APO went from Syria to Greece, but due to pressure from America, Great Britain and Israel to Leader APO he was not allowed to stay in Greece, he had to go to Russia then because of Russia’s 10 billion dollars of debt, the Leader APO wanted to leave the country. Leader APO’s peaceful journey was ended on 15 February 1999 in Kenya and he was captured and transferred to prison on the Turkish island of Imrali. Bülent Ecevit Prime Minster of the Turkey at that time confessed and said: “Without American help the capture of Öcalan was impossible. America gave us Öcalan but I do not know what the reason was.”
Continued isolation, despite the passage of 17 years
Now we enter the 17th anniversary of conspiracy and still has not ended. It is against the democratic will of the Kurdish people and Leader APO. Still isolation imposed on Leader APO and has not been ended. They denied his right to meet with his attorneys. Genocide against the Kurdish people in all parts of Kurdistan continues. The killing of civilians and the detention of citizens increases. However, on the contrary to the plot, the Kurdish people in all parts of Kurdistan to thwart the conspiracy, united around their leader and their resistance, were foiled plot. After that, the nation gain victory at the global level with the announcement of democratic autonomy in the West and North Kurdistan (Rojava and Bakur) and still protect invincible.
Öcalan’s resistance and Kurdish Nation
What is pride for Kurdish nation is that they stayed along with their leader despite of dirty conspiracy that were implemented on Kurdish people.
Leader APO able to stand steadily on the contrary, it created brought gains to all occupiers of Kurdistan started to panic. It removed the mask from those who were claiming to be the friends of Kurds but in reality they want to make Kurds defeated, although the Kurdish resistance cherished. Struggles of Kurdish in the pursuit of their legitimate rights expanded. Perhaps resistance of Leader APO, Kurdish nation under occupation make hopelessness for the occupier and there back power. The Leader APO now is guarantor of peace and democracy in the region.
Iranian Government has to respect the rights of the Kurdish people
Specially the Kurdish people in East Kurdistan (Rojhelat) discover the depth of conspiracy and responsibly measures to thwart the conspiracy in 1999 and fulfilled his national duties. The Iranian regime must respect the demands of the Kurdish people in Rojhelat and the queues outside plotters. Must recognize the legitimate rights of the Kurdish people and Rojhelat’s free democratic society and accept the system.
At the end, we declare that the conspiracy will only be finished with the release of Leader APO and the realization of democratic confederalism system in Kurdistan and the region, so our people in Rojhelat and all socialist and pro-democracy forces in Iran that want peace and democracy in the region in line with its historical tasks.
Council of Free Life Party of Kurdistan ─ PJAK
08.10.2015